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The Sugarland Express (Original title)
Date: 1974 (Release)

Country: USA

Director: Steven Spielberg

Synopsis: After serving a short term for petty theft, Lou Jean Poplin visits her husband at prison farm and persuades him to escape so that they can go across the state to Sugarland to retrieve their baby. They hijack a patrolman's car and hold him hostage. The forced relationship between them grows into friendship as they are pursued by police.

Genre:
Road movie
Releases
Date: 1974Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 110 mins Length: 9874 FeetLanguage: English

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (18)
In: DGA Quarterly v4 n4 Winter 2009  Pages: 62-69
Title: On the RoadArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Stills of road movies with brief captions.

In: Empire n190 April 2005  Page: 160
Title: RWD: The Sugarland ExpressAuthor: FREER, Ian Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Film Review n655 April 2005  Page: 151
Title: Sugarland ExpressAuthor: NB Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Premiere v18 n3 November 2004  Pages: 107-108
Title: DUEL / The SUGARLAND EXPRESSAuthor: J.F. Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Empire vSpec nSteven Spielberg  Page: [whole issue]
Title: The directors collection: Steven SpielbergAuthor: BRAUND, Simon [...et al] Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Special issue on Steven Spielberg includes a biography, analyses of his films; interviews with Dennis Weaver, Pete Postlethwaite, Kathleen Kennedy, Caroline Goodall, Steven Spielberg; features on the production of his movies and TV.

In: Empire n105 March 1998  Pages: 96-112
Title: Empire's tribute to Steven SpielbergAuthor: FREER, Ian Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A sixteen-page tribute to Steven Spielberg which considers each of his sixteen films chronologically up to SCHINDLERS LIST (1994).

In: The Listener v121 n3107 30 Mar 1989  Page: 36
Title: Innocent displeasureArticle type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief review.

In: Cinema TV Today n10088 22 Jun 1974  Page: 22
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10088 22 Jun 1974: no known title]Language: English

In: Films and Filming v20 n11 August 1974  Page: 41
Title: [Films and Filming - v20 n11 August 1974: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 20 Mar 1974  Page: 18
Title: [Variety - 20 Mar 1974: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v230 n29 15 Mar 1974  Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v230 n29 15 Mar 1974: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n486 July 1974  Page: 158
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n486 July 1974: no known title]Language: English

In: Jump Cut n2 Jul/Aug 1974  Page: 3
Title: [Jump Cut - n2 Jul/Aug 1974: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v224 n37 19 Jan 1973  Page: 44
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v224 n37 19 Jan 1973: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.

In: American Cinematographer v54 n5 May 1973  Pages: 564-7,8-9,11-20
Title: [American Cinematographer - v54 n5 May 1973: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article and interview on the new camera used for the film.

In: Cine Cubano v1 n3 1961  Page: whole issue
Title: [Cine Cubano - v1 n3 1961: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: Spanish
Description: Interview with director, scriptwriters and cinematographer of the film about its making.

In:   Pages: Summer 30-34
Title: [ - : no known title]

In:   Pages: Summer 2-10
Title: [ - : no known title]


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (3)
Title: cinema of Steven Spielberg: empire of light
Author: Morris, Nigel  Pages: vii, 434p.

Title: Driving visions: exploring the road movie
Author: LADERMAN, David  Pages: 322 p.

Title: Steven Spielberg: the man, his movies, and their meaning
Author: TAYLOR, Philip M  Pages: 198p.